IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND NEAR FIELD COMMUNICATION (NFC) DEVICE SUPPORTING NFC FUNCTION AND METHOD OF PERFORMING AUTHENTICATION THEREOF CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

摘要

An image forming apparatus for authenticating a near field communication (NFC) device, which receives information about an application being executed on an NFC device when the NFC device is tagged, determines an authentication method based on the received information, receives and authenticates a log in information corresponding to the determined authentication method from the NFC device, and allows the use of the image forming apparatus based on a result of authentication.

主权项

1. An image forming apparatus for authenticating an external near field communication (NFC) device, comprising:
an NFC module to receive an application identification of an application being executed on an NFC device when the NFC device is tagged; and a control unit to determine an authentication method corresponding to the application based on the received application identification, wherein the control unit authenticates log in information corresponding to the determined authentication method, received from the NFC device via the NFC module, and allows use of the image forming apparatus based on a result of authentication.